The Runaway Snowman

A FREE AMIGURUMI PATTERN BY TALES OF TWISTED FIBERS

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 MATERIALS
light worsted weight yarn in white,
black, red, green, orange
2.5 mm crochet hook
a pair of 9 mm safety eyes
fiberfill
NOSE
Round 1: Sc 3 in a magic ring with orange
yarn. (3)
Round 2: Sc around. (3)
Round 3: 2 sc in each st around. (6)
Sew nose to face. Embroider mouth with
black sewing thread.

yarn needle

black sewing thread

wire & wire cutter

HAT
Round 1: With black, 6 sc in a magic ring.
HEAD
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)
Round 1: With white, 6 sc in a magic ring.
Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) around. (18)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)
Round 4: (2 sc , 1 inc) around. (24)
Round 3: (1 sc, 1 inc) around. (18)
Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) around. (30)
Round 4: (2 sc , 1 inc) around. (24)
Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) around. (36)
Round 5: (3 sc, 1 inc) around. (30)
Round 7: Sc around in BLO. (36)
Round 6: (4 sc, 1 inc) around. (36)
Round 8-12: Sc around. (36)
Round 7: (5 sc, 1 inc) around. (42)
Round 13: (4 sc, 1 dec) around. (30)
Round 8: (6 sc, 1 inc) around. (48)
Round 14-16: Sc around. (30)
Round 9-15: Sc around. (48)
Round 17-18: Join red and sc around. (30)
Round 16: (6 sc, 1 dec) around. (42)
Round 19: Join black, (sc 1, inc 1) X 15. Sl st
Round 17: (5 sc, 1 dec) around. (36) to join. (45)

Round 18: (4 sc, 1 dec) around. (30)
Round 19: (3 sc, 1 dec) around. (24)
Round 20: (2 sc, 1 dec) around. (18)
Round 21: (1 sc, 1 dec) around. (12)
FO. Insert safety eyes and stuff firmly.
Round 20: Ch 1, (sc 2, inc 1) X 15. Sl st to
join. (60)
Round 21: Ch 1, (sc 3, inc 1) X 15. Sl st to
join. (75)
Round 22: Ch 1, sc around, sl st to join.
Stuff lightly and sew to head.

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 BOOTS & LEGS (make 2)
Round 1: With black, 6 sc in a magic ring.
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)
Round 3: (sc 1, inc 1) around. (18)
Round 4-5: Sc around. (18)
Round 6: (sc2tog) X 4, sc 10. (14)
Round 7: (sc2tog) X 5, sc 4. (9)
Stuff foot lightly.
Round 8-11: Sc around. (9)
Round 12: (sc 2, inc 1) X3. (12)
Round 13: (sc 1, inc 1) X 6. (18)
Round 14: Sc around in BLO. Sl st to the beginning
of the round to join. (18)
Round 15: Ch 1, sc around, join with a sl st. (18)
Round 16: Join white and working in front loops of
the last round, sc around. (18)
Round 17-19: Sc around. (18)
Round 20: Join legs: Working with white, hold
both legs together, making sure they face the same
direction, and insert hook into the 2 stitches that
meet in the center, YO and make a sc. Continue
making sc stitches around both legs. (36)

BODY
Round 21: Inc 1, sc 16, inc 2, sc 16, inc 1.
(40)
Round 22-23: Sc around.
Round 24: (sc 6, dec 1) X 5. (35)
Round 25: Sc around.
Round 26: (sc 5, dec 1) X 5. (30)
Round 27: Sc around.
Round 28: (sc 4, dec 1) X 5. (25)
Round 29: Sc around.
Round 30: (sc 3, dec 1) X 5. (20)
Round 31-32: Sc around.
Round 33: (sc 2, dec 1) X 5. (15)
Stuff.
Round 34: (sc 1, dec 1) X 5. (10)
Round 35: Sc around.
FO and stuff.

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 ARMS (make 2)
Round 1: With white, sc 6 in a magic ring.
(6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)
Round 3-5: Sc around,
Round 6: Dec 4, sc 4. (8)
Round 7-17: Sc around.
Stuff.
Now you can either dec all around and
sew arm to body or give it posable limbs
by inserting wire through the arms
(recommended if you want your snowman
to hold a Christmas banner). If you have
never made posable limbs for your
amigurumi before, here’s a great photo
tutorial by Allison Hoffman of CraftyisCool.
Click here to go to Allison’s blog
Once the limbs are attached, sew head to
body.
Banner & Stand
BANNER
MATERIALS
Red polka dotted ribbon | White sewing thread |
Sewing needle
To make the banner, I cut five triangles out
of a red polka dotted ribbon and did a quick
running stitch across all five pieces. Make
sure you leave a long tail on both ends of
the banner. Now thread one of the tails on a
sewing needle and lightly tack it to one of the
hands. Repeat these steps on the other hand
to secure banner.
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BUTTONS (make 2)
Sc 6 in a magic ring with black. Join with a sl st.
Cut off yarn leaving a long tail for sewing and
sew to body.
SCARF
With green, ch your desired length and add an
additional 3 chains. Starting from 3rd ch from
the hook, dc across. FO and weave in ends.
To make baubles:
Round 1: Sc 6 in a magic ring. (6)
Round 2: 2 sc in each st around. (12)
Round 3-5: sc around. (12)
Round 6: Dec around. (6)
Stuff and sew close. Sew baubles to the ends
of the scarf and tie it around the snowman’s
neck.
Handsome fella, isn’t he?
STAND
MATERIALS
A tuna can | Light worsted weight yarn in blue | 2.5 mm
crochet hook | Silver ribbon | Yarn needle
The base is made from an empty tuna can
turned upside down and covered with a cozy.
Step 1: Open the tuna can and make a tuna
sandwich.
Step 2: Wash and dry the can.
Step 3: Reward yourself for a job well done
with the sandwich you made (refer to step 1).
Step 4: Take out your yarn and hook and start
crocheting a cozy for your stand.
continued on next pg.
 Assembling the Stand
Stand continued...

Since you and I may not be buying the

same brand of tuna, can size may vary.
Hence, I will tell you how to customize it
according to your requirements. First, work
a flat circle, using multiples of eight (and
joining the last st of the round to the first
st with a slip stitch) till you get the desired 1. Insert wire through cardboard
circumference. For example:
Round 1: 8 dc in a magic ring.
Round 2: 2 dc in each st around. (16)
Round 3: (Dc 1, 2 dc in the next st) X 8. (24)
Round 4: (Dc 2, 2 dc in the next st) X 8. (32)
Round 5: (Dc 3, 2 dc in the next st) X 8. (40) 2. Tape wire to cardboard

…and so on till it covers the flat surface of

the can.
Then dc a round in BLO without increasing.
After this, continue working in dc until you
get the desired height. If you want the cozy
to cover the rim, which is now going to be
the base of your stand, work another round
of dc in BLO. 3. Tape cardboard to can

Cut out a circle from a piece of cardboard,

insert wire though it as shown in the
illustration and tape wire to cardboard. Now
tape cardboard to the can and carefully slip
the crocheted cozy over it, making sure not
to disturb the wires. Push the upright wires
through snowman’s legs.
4. Carefully slip cozy over can
Thread a length of silver ribbon through a without disturbing the wires
large eyed, *run it in and out through a dc,
skip three dc**. Repeat * to ** till you reach
the beginning. Tie a bow.

Now sit back and

admire your snowman.
5. Push wires through both legs

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 USING & SHARING MY PATTERNS

USING: I designed this amigurumi for you. So

I encourage you to use this pattern and make
little runaway snowmen for yourself, your
friends and your family. I’d be thrilled if you
drop me a line (along with your web link or a
photograph of your snowman); I’ll make sure to
give your amigurumi a mention on my blog.
SELLING: Unless you happen to run a
sweatshop somewhere, I don’t mind if you sell
dolls made from this pattern. It would be nice if
you mentioned somewhere in the description
of the doll that it’s made from a “Tales of
Twisted Fibers design”. I’d love to hear from you
and see your amigurumis. Send me your link
and I’ll give your online shop a mention on my
blog.
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(available on my blog) on Pinterest or give
your blog readers a heads up regarding the
availability of this free pattern by using any of
the images on this particular blog post along
with a link to my blog. Sharing is loving. So go
ahead and share the love :D
DON’T: Please do not sell this pattern or publish
it in its entirety on any website (and that
includes unauthorized translations too) because
that would make me very sad and force me to
send my ninjas after you.
Cheers!

Serah
Tales of Twisted Fibers
Kathmandu, December 2013